"Fight or Flight" or "I Want More Kristen Bell. Now."

October 23, 2007 1:49 AM

onight's episode was another one without much action, but it was still pretty decent. There wasn't anything terrible about it--other than the lack of Claire--and there were some pretty good things. In fact, to my surprise, Monica and Micah kind of grew on me. I know, I know, they're related to Niki and D.L. Still, I think they might be alright. Niki's a bad influence in pretty much every way, so I'm not surprised that she also influenced her son's suckiness or that, without her, he's not such a douche. Still, I don't outright like them, I just don't mind them.

I certainly don't mind them as much as I mind the Mexicans, which is why it's awesome that they weren't in this one.

I'm surprised by how much I like what's going on with Parkman. While I originally shared Mr. Vice's concern that the father thing might be stupid, I think it's going ok so far, although Mr. Vice was certainly correct that the daddy issues seem to have come out of nowhere. Still, I like the relationship that's building between Matt and Nathan. I also really like the potential development that's in store for Matt's power. It's also interesting to note that this is the first time we've seen a parent and child have the same power--all the other such pairs we know about have different powers. Perhaps the child inherits the parent's power if only one of the parents has abilities but, in cases with two superpowered parents, the child gets some third ability. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Mohinder's waffling again. You'd think that, after everything he's been through with The Company, he'd know better than to trust them, regardless of how fair their guises might be. Remember Eden, Mohinder? Remember that they had Molly? Remember how they were ready to let millions of people die to serve their own purposes? Get your head out of your ass and pay attention to what Mr. Bennet's telling you. And please, for the love of God, don't walk Molly right into their clutches. Goddamnit, Mohinder. Goddamnit.

And then there's Peter. I'm happy to see that even though he's forgotten who he is, he still seems to be an all-around good guy. I have to say that I like his new girlfriend. I like her accent. And I bet she can drink like a fucking champ, which is a plus. I wonder what he's going to do now that he knows that someone wants him enough to kill. And what effect this is going to have on his fledgling relationship.

And now we know where he got his electricity powers: from the lovely Ms. Bell. Although her hair is way longer and she's playing an adult, I couldn't help but expect someone to call her "Veronica" or say "Veronica Mars" in an annoyed voice when she walked into the room. It might also be due to the fact that she was doing her best to solve the mystery of where Peter was, which was very reminiscent of her role on that other show. She did ok in her limited screen time, and her character might end up being interesting. And, of course, even though she was only on screen for about thirty seconds, she was still around long enough to set up yet another parentage revelation. Any guesses on who her daddy is?

So far, things are going ok, but it is starting to feel like an extremely small universe. That stands to reason, I suppose, but it's still vaguely shocking.

3 Comments

kristin said:

I agree with pretty much everything you said, especially the surprising lack of hatred for Micah and his cousin. I think they have a really sweet relationship and (bonus) Micah didn't steal/rig an election/be creepy for the entire episode.

Also, I almost cracked up when Kristen Bell walked into that bar and said, "I'm looking for a guy." It was totally Veronica. As far as her "Daddy" goes, I have this weird intuition that she was talking to HRG. Not that I think he is her biological father, but that she said it in more of a "stop acting like my fucking dad" kind of way. I would love to see him getting his hands dirty(er) again this season.

In other news, the "S" key on my computer is shot and I have to hit it 8 times before I actually get an S. Fucking Dell.

October 23, 2007 10:56 AM

Lily said:

I've only seen a few episodes of Heroes, but I have a really hard time taking Hayden Panettiere seriously as a superhero. I keep seeing her, ten years old, over-acting, trying to split her dad and stepmom up, and in serious need of some hair conditioner. I see her grimace in pain and I'm all, "whatever, you killed your mother's boyfriend when you were six."

Look, Guiding Light was on right when I got home from school--I couldn't help it.

October 23, 2007 9:31 PM

Kevin Lomax said:

Most important, have you seen what our Supreme Court has been busy with?

http://boredlaw.blogspot.com/

October 25, 2007 8:58 PM

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